La Femme Nikita Season 1 Episode 21 – Mercy

Title: Mercy

Air Date: October 5, 1997

Synopsis: While tracking down Tyler, a fearsome terrorist, Section discovers that the employee of one of Tyler’s contacts has invented a plastic explosive that is completely undetectable. And they want to recover it.

While tracking down Tyler, a fearsome terrorist, Section discovers that the employee of one of Tyler’s contacts has invented a plastic explosive that is completely undetectable. When Tyler kidnaps the young man, Nikita and team are sent in to capture the inventor. The rescue goes awry, and Nikita is given orders to cancel him. She refuses. Operations decides that Nikita has finally crossed the line, and he sends her on a suicide mission with other operatives set to be canceled. Without Operations’ knowledge, Michael gives Nikita the means to escape, but her freedom will change both of their lives forever.